stopped by the local dealership today to price out the 05+ truck cooling fans... probably mistake #1. They wanted the VIN for the truck blah blah blah... then I said, "they're going on a 2000" and then I got the whole lecture about how they wont fit etc etc... I just said politely, I'll make 'em work, can you price them for me? Charels, the parts guy, is a complete slug. he refuses to stand up out of his chair to move about the counter, rolling 20ft from one side to the other, printer, to the phone... and back to his brain, I mean, computer... I've already pegged him as a button pusher, not a parts man.

after having to call another dealership to confirm something I already told him would work, he begins to type.... and click, and type, and click.... and gives me a sheet of paper with several part numbers.... they total up to roughly $730... I laughed and headed for the door...

rewind to when I pull up... I parked outside the service bays, sevral young techs were standing there and looked very interested when I pulled up... exhaust note? intercooler showing through the valance?? I opened the hood about 6-8" just to let some air circulate while I was inside, but not to show all the goods to the world... one fan hasnt been working right and I've been trying to keep it as cool as possible (while its 100* outside LOL)

I return from the parts counter to find the hood open and a young (early 20s) guy standing in front of the truck. Before he knew I was approaching, I asked him WTF he was doing?!?! the best smartass reply he could muster was, " looking at the goods, I know more whats under this thing than you do." Probably the wrong thing to say to me since I just personally and single handedly rebuilt the entire drivetrain in the truck... I asked him, well, what kind of turbo is that? (smoothed, polished/coated Precision-no markings LOL) he said, "Looks like a Duramax turbo" then I said, Nope!... and asked, "what kinda trans is in it?" He said, probably a POS 4L60, cant get anything else in there, its a half ton" I said... "well, wrong again, sorry man... you may not know quite as much as you think, and I'm not some dude with a truck with straight pipes and a superchip if you havent noticed" wasnt even worth explaining all that was in it... I'm sure he would have argued about the motor too, since its got 317 heads, but not a 6L, if we even got that far I would have spent an hour talking to the guy about it and enjoyed it if he would have just acted right about it and asked instead of being a cocky *******.... but he didnt so I felt the need to be a ********.

I just asked him to watch his fingers, and shut the hood and left... about 6 of them were standing around watching by the time I left, I dont care, I wont be back to that dealership, I'll drive across Tx before I get anything there. I felt like leaving two big fat greasy black stripes all the way down the BRAND new concrete (new dealership) but decided against it. My tires dont have to pay for them being stupid LOL

anyway, yeah, its long... but kinda funny too LOL... happy reading!!

 

How did you leave the parking lot????

Lmao @ "what kinda trans is in it?" He said, probably a POS 4L60, cant get anything else in there, its a half ton"

 

I made sure they heard a little spool up and Blow off... but nothing too crazy, my GF was telling me to leave them alone and be nice I was sure to pull out in a way so I had to drive with the exhaust facing all the open bays.

 

Good deal! No good mechanics they must be. Duramax turbo, I thought that they look completely different then regular turbos, AGAIN that is my thought. I Could be WRONG.

 

I cant believe the guy had enough guts to walk up to your truck and pop the hood while you were inside. I really cant believe the someone seeing the big *** turbo and Im sure at this point, still a clean *** engine bay, and say "I know more of whats under here than you"

 

the engine bay looks much better than stock, mostly plastic/piping all painted satin black, and polished turbo... and yeah, I guess since he "works on them for a living" he has free reign to open up whoever's hood he feels like it... as I was shutting the hood, he commented "I see how its gonna be" and I said, "yep, you see exactly how its gonna be" and got in the truck and fired it up.

 

they look like a turbo.... but just WAY uglier than mine LOL

and like I said, I had it opened slightly just to allow some breeze in, heat out and their eyes/hands where they belong... this is a small town I wasnt worried about them taking anything. They would have grabbed my new sawzall out of the bed before they messed around and took something out from under the hood.

 

why would you even go to a dealership. You knew the price would be absurd. I still dont understand why they charge so much, I would gladly buy from them if they only charged GM's retail price for pete's sake! For example, the suckers wanted $550 for a freaking fuel pump! I said no thanks and proceeded to get a brand new unit for $200 off here. That being said, had they told me they'd sell it for $350 (gm retail) I would had gladly paid it to support the dealership. They'd still be making $100 off me (cost is 250) and I'd get my part. But no, gotta charge $500 +

 

It pisses me off SO BAD when mechanics and parts guys don't know their ****. What kinda dumbass little puke would touch your truck without asking, tell you he knows more about it than you, then give you a bunch of moronic bullcrap like Dmax turbo and that a 60 is all that will fit in a halfton! How the F&CK can a mechanic not be a proper gearhead???? I once called a GM parts counter to ask for a driveshaft yoke for a 200R4. I heard the parts guy off the phone yell, "What was a 200R4 in?", and the response, "F&cked if I know?" IDIOTS!

 

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A chick I work with boyfriend is a mechanic at a ford dealership. When he learns the new mods I have done, he always has a stupid remark about them. Like tuning, getting a tune is going to mess up your computer and fry it. Its only good for a racecar not daily vehicles.

He also told me that the crankshaft in the 4.3 cannot hold any kind of nitrous. A 25 shot will blow my motor Well, 10,000 miles later, 25 bottles of nitrous and Im still on the same motor lol.